In the book “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins, Katniss Everdeen, a rebellious young women, sneaks out into the forest hunting for food to feed her family as well as Gale’s family. Before the hunger games, Katniss only attended to her opinion and was a very independent. Katniss Everdeen's view on public opinion has changed drastically, changing herself to impress the public, and slowly losing grasp of her true self. During the Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark played the star-crossed lovers act, to gain the audience’s attention, resulting in more sponsorships. Katniss Everdeen was expecting a certain death before The Hunger Games started. Katniss shuts out all everyone’s opinion because she doesn’t believe she will make it out alive. Gale Believes Katniss has the potential to overcome the other tributes in The Hunger Games if she finds a bow. Gale states: “Listen,” “Getting a knife should be pretty easy, but you’ve got to get your hands on a bow. That’s your best chance.”(Pg. 24). Katniss, being pessimistic, shuts out all of Gale’s positive remarks “They don’t always have bows,” I say, thinking of the year there were only horrible spiked maces that the tributes had to bludgeon one another to death with.(Pg 24). Katniss Everdeen, doesn’t know her own strength until she is confronted by her need for that

strength. She is a young woman who is forced to become stronger in circumstances that might otherwise break her. She is a young woman who has no choice but to fight for survival, for herself, for her family, and for her people. As the girl tribute from District 12, Katniss is thrust into the spotlight when she hits the Capitol. Cameras are on her every move at every minute; unfortunately, though, she's not funny or charming or even particularly telegenic. As Haymitch puts it, whenever she opens her mouth, she comes across as "sullen and hostile"(Pg 64). So, Katniss must learn the importance of public...

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...Brittany Price
1-30-13
3rd hour
The HungerGames
"Happy HungerGames, and may the odds ever be in your favor!"
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The Mocking jay was an unintentional accident created by the capitol. What is a mocking jay you ask, well it is a bird, but not just any bird, it’s a hybrid one. It was mated with the species known as jabber jays that were created by the capital to work as spies during the rebellion between the...

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“Suzan Collins integrated various themes to create an exciting and unforgettable story of “The HungerGames”
Discuss this statement choosing three themes from the novel. Ensure that you discuss three to four techniques as well.
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Good afternoon teacher and friends, today I’m going to talk about one of my favorite book series: “The HungerGames (THG)” by Suzanne Collins. This book series consist of 3 books: “The HungerGames”, “Catching Fire”, and “Mockingjay”. I’m going to talk just about the first book: “The HungerGames”
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Task: To show how the director uses film techniques to convey various themes in ‘The HungerGames’
Introduction:
Using your notes write an introduction in which you:
Mention the title, director, year of release, where it was set.
Clarify what the genre is, explaining exactly what this means.
Name and briefly describe the main protagonist in a single sentence.
Provide a plot summary.
Do not write openings such as ‘I am going to talk about…’
Always write in the third person in a CEL
EXAMPLE: ‘The director, Gary Ross, uses many film techniques to convey the themes of…’(only write the themes in the introduction that you are analysing in your essay). ‘The HungerGames’ is an American science fiction film set in the futuristic, dystopian society of Panem.
Paragraph one
Theme: Oppression -To treat cruelly or unjustly. The Capitol people treat the people from the Districts in a cruel and unjust way. Using your notes the blog , describe in detail, using the PEAR structure how the setting, sound, symbolism, mannerisms, camera angles/shots, and costume help to convey the oppression suffered by the people in the districts .
The opening scenes has good examples of the oppression suffered by the people of the Districts:
Scene 1: District 12
Scene 2: Happy HungerGames (Katniss and Gale in the woods)...